The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Ada Public Library in 1989.

In 1981, having outgrown this original building, the Ada Public Library moved to its current location at 12th and Rennie.

It was funded by a Public Works Administration grant and by a local bond issue.

[2] The building was deemed "architecturally significant because its Y-shaped plan is unique in Oklahoma and because its designer, Albert S. Ross, is one of Oklahoma's foremost architects....the Ada building is generally considered 'to be Ross's finest achievement.

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